Multikilowatt Pockels cell for high average power laser systems
- 15 September 1990
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 68 (6) , 2589-2598
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.346483
Abstract
We describe in detail the design and performance of a multikilowatt Pockels cell for use in high average power laser systems. The Pockels cell is a gas-cooled, transversely excited electro-optic switch based on KD*P as the electro-optic material. Matched pairs of crystals with different crystallographic orientations are used to make the switch performance insensitive to the operating point and ambient temperature. Excellent switching performance and low-wave-front distortion have been achieved at average power levels in excess of 1 kW.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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